I misread your post initially. I ask what complication did this doctor suffer?
I have lost a grand father in law and neighbor (both elderly) from Covid since thanksgiving. Other than the son of a friend of a friend who passed in Apr, I have several friends who have tested positive and recovered.
My personal history (on Prime) is I lost a partner due to Septic shock, at 43, so my feelings are that anything can happen. But a virus like covid is far worse than the risk of the vaccine.
I am sorry for your loss.
The link below is not the original story that I read, but it summarizes it. Within 3 days of getting the vaccine, he developed spots on his skin which apparently indicates internal bleeding.
Here's the story
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...der-investigation-gregory-michael/6574414002/
On one hand I understand the desire and urgency to get the vaccine shot, especially for the vulnerable and the elderly. On the other hand, I don't understand the urgency since it's not FDA approved and there are still lots of questions to be asked and answered; and Pfizer, Moderna and the FDA don't have the answers...yet.
When asked questions related to pregnancy like: "Will this affect getting pregnant?" or "Will this effect my unborn child?" or "Will this affect my fertility?" They simply say, "We don't know". Understandable since we are still studying the effects of the vaccine. Most nurses are women, and thinking along the lines of pregnancy, many won't take the vaccine because they are either pregnant or plan to be pregnant in the near future.
My wife isn't thrilled about me getting the vaccine since we are just about ready to try for a second kid. She won't consider getting the vaccine until FDA clears it, and after our next child is born.
Year after year I get the flu shot from Kaiser. And I always ask the person who is administering the shot if I will experience any side effects. The answer is always an emphatic "no". And year after year, I have never experienced any side effects, not even a sore arm afterwards. Now with the Covid vaccine, I've read numerous articles of people who went through the trials who experienced really bad headaches, chills, fevers, fatigue for a few days following the second shot. This is crazy! Statistics show that most people who get Covid beat it (98% beat it), and either experience the same symptoms I just described or get off easy and have the sniffles. Better yet, some are asymptomatic and feel nothing. Just like the flu vaccine, the Covid vaccine may not stop transmission, and since most people beat it with their own immune system, this begs the question. At this point in time, should everyone get the vaccine or only the vulnerable/elderly to help prevent loss of life?
Unfortunately, I think Covid is here to stay forever, like the flu. I don't see it " burning out" as the years roll on. :frown: